BNA to ANC

[CoachB]

I am looking for a round-trip ticket from Nashville, TN to

Anchorage, Alaska, but not until June 20th, returning on June 25th.

I can use sites like Travelocity and get between $550 - $650 right

now. Two questions: 1) Should I wait a month or so (I noticed on

Hotwire that they say the service is best used for trips no more

than 60 days in advance) to try hotwire or priceline name your own

price, and 2) How low should I bid in general on priceline name your

own price? I mean, if I bid $200 and they laugh at me, no harm

done, right? I can just bid $300 a few days later, right?

Thanks for the help! I've never used Priceline or Hotwire for

anything before...

CoachB

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

I'd start bidding now, for as you say, you have nothing to lose (assuming your plans are firm). However, you can only make a bid for the same itineary once in a 7 day period... but you do have some "re-bid" opportunities available which should give you at least 3 bids in the same cycle.

Your bid does not include taxes or fees... how much are taxes/fees for this route? How much would you need to save in order to make an opaque purchase (not knowing the airline, but more importantly the flgiht times) worthwhile?

[CoachB]

Rejected at $200 ($250 with tax)...bidding $400 today